Looks like I was mistaken on my vise. It is indeed a 765. The stamping on the slide is a little hard to read. Explains the picture discrepancy I found in my image searches. PM inbound.
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I am a long time lurker and I appreciate all that is shared here. I have spent (lost) many an hour, especially in this vintage tool forum.
I restored a Chas Parker 974 and a Desmond Stephan Simplex 350 a couple of years ago for the garage bench. This week I picked up a nice, small...
This is a rather apropos thread. Yesterday I picked up a Stanley 763 vise for my hifi bench. I went and bought some new spray paint, including some clear coat. Just for fun I stripped and clear coated this little guy.
There's just something about C-clamps...